Belt loop



Dec. 7 1926.

G. E. THORBERG 610183 BELT LOOP Filed July 2l. 1925 INVENT R ATTORNEYPatentedV Dec.v 7, 19,216.` y'

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BELT LOOP.

Application filed July 21,

This invention relates tto a belt loop struci y ture designed forrattachment to mens j porting the trousers therefrom.

trousers, and an object of the invention is 'to provide a belt` loopvwhichniaybe quickly and easily attached to trousers at the waistbandthereof for engaginga'belt and sup- Another object ofth-'s invention isytoV vprovide. a belt loop structure as specified which comprises Yametallic hook or loop Vand an attaching pad of rubber or analogousmaterial which latter pad is placed against the inner surface of thewaistband of the trousers and will serve Vthevdual function o'fattaching the belt'loop to the trousers in such manner as to preventVtearing of the cloth and will also prevent, toa material extent, theshirt of the wearer from creep ing up. Y v

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detaileddescription taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing whereinFig. 1 is a front elevation of the improved belt loop showingit in use.

Fig. 2 is an inner or rearl elevation of the belt loop showing it inuse. i

Fig. -73 is a vertical section through the belt loop taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

' Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. l. f v

Fig. 5 is a plan viewy of the blank from which the belt loop is formed.Y Fig. 6 is a vfront elevation of a modified form of the belt loop. Y.

Fig. 7 is a cross section on the line 7-7 ofFig. 6. Referring moreparticularly to the drawings, the improved belt l, loop comprises a bodyplate 1 which is rectangularin shape and is formed of any suitable typeof sheet metal. The rectangular body l has a tongue 2 proj cting fromone` Aend edge thereof, which in use, is bent outwardlyand downwardlyover the body, as shown clearly 1n Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings, forfrictionally engaging over a belt as indicated at 3. The body plate lhas piercing and attaching tongues 4 formed on its end edges and a pairof piercing attaching tongues 5 formed on its vside-edge opposite fromWhich-'the tongue 2 projects. The outer ends of the tongues 4 and 5 aretapered to provide pierc- 1923. semaine. 553,055. i

ing points, and the tongues are vprovided with cut out portions 6 intheir edges to1 weaken them so as to permitthem to'bebent transverselyto vlieiiat against the inner surf v face of the elastic attaching pad7.` The elastic attaching pet-d'7 is preferably,formed of rubber oranalogous material and it is placed against the `inner surface of thetrousers A, inwardly of the metal body plate 1., The tip of the tongues4 and 5l are bent inwardly and embedded in theresilient at-f` vtachingpad?, as clearly showny at 8 in Fig.

4 of the drawings, so as to preventthem from tearing the fabricVV ofwhich' the trousers are made and also to eliminate liability of theirpricking the fingers of the wearer.

By particular reference to Figs. 2, 4 and 5 of the drawings itwill benoted that the tongues 4 extend into the pad7 transversely to theVmanner in which the tongues 5 enter the pad and that they are bentacross the pad in a transverse directionv to that in which the tongues 5are bent across the pad thereby providingjsecure connection between thepad and the'plate l so as to securely hold the plate in proper attachedposition to thel fabric A. Y

In Figsx and 7 of the drawings, a slight modification of the inventionis shown, in

which the plate 1', is provid-ed with a plu- Y' of. openings 5 whichreceive there.

rality i y through thread l() for stitching lthe plate l and pad 7 tothe trousers as shown at B.

- If it is so desired the plate l may be inserted between two layers ofthe fabric C, as clearly shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings. The

same manner in which the tongue 2 is provided. j Y v i i It is, ofcourse, to be understood that the invention may be constructed in otherman- A device for detachably connecting a belt v i Y to a `pairVofgtrousers including a substantially rectangularly shapedbody, atongue at i ica one side of the body and bent to a position transverselyofthe body 'to' dene a `hook tongue 2 is formed uponV the plate l in the'es ners and the parts associated in different,

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for receiving av port-ion of the belt, attachingtongues formed as anintegral part of the body and adapt-ed to penetrate through the Waistband of the trousers, and an elastic member disposed on the inner sideof the Waist band, said attaching tongues extending through the elasticmember and dening Y end portions bent upon and embedded in the elasticmember, said elastic member cooperating With the attaching tongues forcon- *l0 necting the body to the Waist band,

In testimony whereof I afxmy signature.

GEO. E. frrroRBERG

